Thomas Mahon (tailor)

Thomas Mahon is an English master tailor, noted for outfitting the British Royal Family and for his popular blog, English Cut[1]

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Early Life, Education and Apprenticeship

Mahon was born in Corby Hill, near Carlisle in Cumbria and went to school at White House in Brampton. He took a summer job at S. Redmayne's a local tailor, and "...fell in love with it." He moved to London and trained as a striker (apprentice cutter) to Dennis Halbery at Anderson & Sheppard.[2]& [3]

Independence and Weblog

In 1995, Mahon started a partnership called Steed with his friend Edwin, before going independent in 2001. In 2005, he began his weblog English Cut with aid of cartoonist and Internet entrepreneur Hugh McLeod, in order to promote his business and share his knowledge of the traditional tailor's craft.

Mahon's customers reportedly include Prince Charles and David Beckham, although Mahon will admit only to having Prince Charles as a client, which he cannot deny due to the "...great big Royal Warrant hanging on the wall."[4]

Mahon credits his weblog with helping build his business to the point where he had to temporarily stop accepting new clients in 2007.[5]

References

  1. ^ Abraham, Chris. July 9, 2010. Marketing Conversation: English Cut Is Still the Best of the Breed Brand Blog [1]
  2. ^ English Cut: Savile Row Tailors. Documentary. Accessed January 9, 2011
  3. ^ "About Thomas," from English Cut. Accessed January 9, 2010.
  4. ^ ICTV 'Tailor Made in Cumbria'. 2008. Accessed 6 February 2011. [2]
  5. ^ Fletcher, Mansel. "Interview: Thomas Mahon. countrylife.co.uk. Accessed 13 September, 2007. Access 6 February, 2011 [3]

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